Thank you again for your continued understanding and patience during arrival and dismissal. As you know, due to construction, it was necessary to amend our dismissal procedures, dismissal doors and times.

Pre-School dismisses from their classroom beginning at 3:20.

Kindergarten dismisses from the cafeteria beginning at 3:25.

1st and 2nd grades begin dismissing through the front door at 3:30.

3rd-5th grades also begin dismissing through the parking lot door at 3:30.

Of course, attempting to dismiss nearly 700 students through two doors does have challenges. Some class will be first and some class will be last. This is not the teacher’s fault. Additionally, for the safety of all students, only Pre-school and Kindergarten parents are to enter the building when invited and chaperoned by staff to get their child from the cafeteria/PK room.

Once the construction is completed (maybe by summer), dismissal will improve! If you have concerns, please see Mr. Higgins or Mrs. Akroush.

William Ford’s second quarter Honors Assembly for 4th and 5th grades will be held Tuesday, February 14th @ 2:00 in the Cafeteria/Auditorium.

Doors will open for families at 1:45.

Online applications are now being taken for the Dearborn Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Middle School (STEM). Dearborn’s STEM Middle School is located on The Heights Campus on Ann Arbor Trail. Applications must be submitted online. Go to https://stem.dearbornschools.org/stem-application/ to submit your application by March 17, 2017. Information will also be sent home with fifth grade students.

Holiday festivities at William Ford.

The fifth grade field trip to the Henry Ford Village is still on for Tuesday!

Fifth graders, along with teachers and Mr. Higgins, will be walking (if the path is free of snow) to the Henry Ford Village residency at the corner of Ford and Greenfield. Students will be singing holiday songs with the residents and then joining them for cookies and juice.